Aggravation of Sin, Title page 1 – Imprimatur 1
AGGRAVATION OF SINNE: AND SINNING Againſt
KNOWLEDGE.
MERCIEMERCY.
Delivered in ſeverall Sermons upon divers occaſions.
BY THO: GOODVVIN B. D.
LONDON, Printed by M. Fleſher for Iohn Rothwell, and are to be ſold at his Shop at the ſigne of the Sun in Pauls Churchyard. MDCXXXVII.
AGGRAVATION OF SINNE.
BY THO: GOODWIN B. D.
LONDON, Printed by M. F. for Iohn Rothwell, and are to be ſold at the Sun in Pauls Church-yard. M DC XXXVII.
A TABLE OF THE CONTENTS OF the Aggravation of ſin.
THe ſubject is the ſinfulneſſe of ſin. page 2.
The miſchievous effects of the evill of ſin. ibid.
1. It hath debaſed the ſoule. ibid.
2. It defiles the ſoule
1. In an inſtant.
2. Totally.
3. Eternally.
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3. It robs the ſoule of the image of God. 4
4. It robs a man of God himſelfe. 5
5. It was the firſt founder of hell. 6
The eſſence of ſin is the cauſe of all theſe evills. ibid.
Sin an evill that contains all the evils in the world. 7
1. It is the cauſe of ſorrowes, and diſeaſes, and all evills. ibid.
2. There is ſome peculiar miſchief in ſin, not found in other evils, as appears in divers inſtances. 8
Queſt. What tranſcendencie of evill is in the eſſence of ſin, that makes it above all other evill. 10
Anſw. It is contrary to God and all that …
1. It is contrary to his … being. ibid. being. ibid.
2. It is contrary to all his attributes which are his name, is to himſelfe, and what ever is his. ibid.
1. To his lawes and ordinances.
2. To his favourites.
3. To his image in mans owne breaſt. 11
Sinfulneſs of ſin aggravated from the perſon ſuffering, being God and man. 12
The leaſt ſin virtually more or leſſe containes all ſin in the nature of it, proved. ibid.
Every ſin inclines our nature more to ſin. 13
Sin containes not onelyonly all other evils in it, but alſo all of its owne kind. ibid.
Sinne a perfect evill. ibid.
Reaſons why ſin is the chiefeſt evill.
1. Becauſe it is ſimply to be avoided for its ſelfe.
2. Becauſe there can be no worſe puniſhment than it ſelfe
3. Becauſe it cannot have a worſe epithete given it than it ſelfe.
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Uſe. Wonder at the abounding nature of ſin. 15
Examine our owne eſtates. ibid.
Queſt. When a mans ſins may be ſaid to be his own?
Anſw.
1. Then he commits ſin out of his owne.
2. Then he hates it not, but loves it.
3. Then he nouriſheth it, & cheriſheth it.
4. Then he provides for it.
5. Then he lives in ſin.
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Uſe 2.
Conſider, the puniſhment of ſin is out of meaſure fearfull. 18
It containes all miſeries in it. 19
What the damned ſpeake of ſinne in hell. ibid.
Uſe 3.
OnelyOnly Ieſus Chriſt can conquer ſin. 21
Chriſts righteouſneſſe abounds ſins ſinfulneſſe. 22
Come to God through Chriſt, and take him to be our Lord and King. 23
Sinne and Chriſt cannot ſtand together. ibid.
We will not take Chriſt while ſin appears ſinfull to us. ibid.
IMPRIMATUR;
THO: WEEKES. R. P. Epo: Lond. Cap. Domeſt.